Gangstagrass - What I Am

I am, i am, i am
I am, i am, i am
I am, i am, i am
I am, i am, i am

(dolio the sleuth)
I’m a fire-breathing thunderclap, slip and end up vaporized
The silver lining of this cloud is something that's electrified
Strike and leave you petrified, sharp enough to catch the eye
Can’t deny the flavor with these rhymes up in ya face cause i'm
I'm a six-foot, axe-wielding, lumberjack to chop a tree
Pay attention to the words you say, whenever you talk to me
Cool calm collected, cause the firе isn't what you see
Unless you give it fuel еnough to burn you up properly
I am what i am, i'ma be what i'ma be
The realization of my ancestors every wildest dream
Boiling kettle full of steam, high powered laser beam
Wanna find out what it means, then catch it when i split ya bean
Kick it mean wicked team break it on down when i hit the scene
Flip this thing get this green nickel-slick and crispy clean
Spit this thing, shine it on up for the silky sheen
Heavyweight bang when i tip that beam ain’t no in between, naimean?



The way i look
The clothes i wear
The way i talk, the way i walk
The way i do my hair
You see me in the street
Don't know why i'm here
I don't owe you any explanation
But let me make one thing clear

You may not like it and you may not understand
But i am what i am
You may not like it and you may not understand
But i am what i am

I am what i am
I am what i am
I am what i am
I am what i am

(r-son)
Check it, i'm coconut scented with mango flav
The beat bangs while the banjo plays
On a mission for substantial papes
And lay up on a vacay in saint-tropez
My lady sipping the tanqueray pass me the oj
Cuz it's the time that i ruled the world like coldplay
Trust me i don't play, really you don't say i'm not sure you know who you fucking with snowflake
Buttery as land o’ lakes , hair blowing in the breeze like lando's cape
Make sure you get your man's on tape
Cuz you don't want to miss a single thing that ran's gon' say
You're just a gram o' weight
I'm bringing tons of fun like christmas eve on santa's sleigh
Quit slouching boy, stand up straight
I'm here to free your mind free, emancipate


I am, i am, i am
I am, i am, i am
I am, i am, i am
I am, i am, i am

You may not like it and you may not understand
But i am what i am

(r-son)
Bad mamma-jamma in a bad mood
You can get your eyeballs tattooed
Not a stereotype type black dude
Lion in the winter, you cowards is cat food

(dolio the sleuth)
Lemme on in i’m a rock this town
Set it on up lemme knock it down
Shocking sound, drop them clowns
When we in the spot then we lock it down

(r-son)
Rep philly every longitude and latitude
Place that raised me and gave me my attitude
No placate, no platitude
Give my city my undying gratitude

(dolio the sleuth)
Ain’t a way you can not get down
Haters end up in the lost and found
Runaway train, no brakes on the track
You’ll get laid out flat trying to stop it now


You may not like it and you may not understand
But i am what i am
Not what you expected and it's not the way you planned
But i am what i am


(r-son)
Lemme on in i’m a rock this town
Set it on up we gon’ knock it down
(dolio the sleuth)
Shocking sound, drop them clowns
When we in the spot then we lock it down
(r-son)
Ain’t a way you can not get down
Haters end up in the lost and found
(dolio the sleuth)
Runaway train, no brakes on the track
You’ll get laid out flat trying to stop it now

Gangstagrass is a group of musicians in New York City, Brooklyn. Led and founded by producer Rench, combining two musical genres – Hip-hop and Bluegrass – into an entirely unique new genre.

Commissioned by the FX Network to write the theme song to hit show “Justified”, their mainstream debut “Long Hard Times To Come” received an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.”

Current members include: Rench (Mastermind), Dan Whitener, R-Son the Voice of Reason, Dolio the Sleuth, and Brian Farrow